Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality for the second consecutive day

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Its ranking as the slowest among all cities should serve as a wake-up call

Md Ziaul Haque, the director of Air Quality Management at the Department of Environment, talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the factors behind severe air pollution in the country and why concerted efforts are needed from all ministries and government agencies concerned to fight it.

A robust system for monitoring air quality needs to be established nationwide.

How long before the government actually does something to curb air pollution?

Dhaka’s air was ranked 5th most polluted among cities around the world this morning, according to the Air Quality Index (AQI)

Dhaka South City Corporation is cutting trees in the name of infrastructure development and beautification works at Saat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi, amid the existing scarcity of greenery in the capital.

Environmental degradation and climate change impacts create externalities that can be reduced through appropriate pricing mechanisms.

Government must take action locally and with regional partners to improve air quality

Pakistan's Karachi and India's Kolkata occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 188 and 184, respectively

Iraq's Baghdad and Myanmar's Yangon occupied the second and third places with AQI of 238 and 193 respectively

Premature births and babies born with low birth weight is on the rise in Dhaka city due to poor air quality, found a recent study

During the months of winter, our capital repeatedly makes it on the list of world cities with the most polluted air.

While some studies point to brick kiln emissions as the main sources, some point to dust sources, and others to vehicular emissions.

The High Court today wanted to know what steps were being taken to curb air pollution in Dhaka, as the capital has been at or near the top of most polluted cities in the world for the last one week.

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'hazardous' zone this morning, posing serious health risks to residents of the densely populated capital of Bangladesh..With an air quality index (AQI) score of 372 at 8:50am today, Dhaka ranked first in the list of cities with the worst air..<

Dhaka ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality as it registered an air quality index (AQI) score of 234 at 9:05am today, which puts the capital in the "very unhealthy" category

Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the “unhealthy” zone this morning..With an air quality index (AQI) score of 196 at 10:20am, the metropolis ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality. .An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered “unhealthy”, particularly

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has once again topped the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world.